Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-28

this keeps up much longer (as, of course, II
willy we expect to hear some of the fellows
south of Us insinuating that the Court OF
Appeal judges hold stock in this concern.
| When they do we will show to their entire
satisfaction that the charge is without foun-
dation and explain to them the real secret of
the success of the REGISTERS briefs.
Constable Patton and a. NJ. Collins went
to Jefferson City Sunday night for the pur-
pose of bringing Martin v. and Geo. w.
Mitchell, who have just completed term in
the penitentiary, to this county. The Mitch
ellis will be remembered by our readers as
| the parties who, one day In September, 1885,
hired q team from Collins & Stafford's livery
stable to make, SD they sisted, trip to CAL
edonia, but they did not return in the given
time and pursuit was instituted. After
long chase the thieves were captured in
Howell county, where they were detained,
and sentenced to a short term in the peni-
Tertiary for bringing stolen property into
the county. That term having now expired
they will be brought here and made to an
swer an Indictment for DEMONSTRATING. They
are pretty sure of a second term.
A diminutive cyclone-like the Irishman's
pepperpod, little but hot as hsdes-yisited
the West end Of the county last Friday
morning, eliminating at Rancehausen's Mill,
near Goodland. 1t occurred just about sun
rise, and wrecked Mr.. RS saw-mill, Office,
blacksmith shop, barn, stable and poultry
house. Fences on his farm and on the ad-
joining farm of Mr.. j. P. Barger were level
\ iaa
of a mile away. Mr.. Rps son was in the
barn-a structure perhaps twenty feet high,
built Of inch lumber-when the storm began.
There were five horses and a colt in the
structure, and he was engaged in feeding
them when the wind raised. He noticed that
the blasts were fiercer than is usual to this
section, and went to the door, but it was
held so strongly that he could not force it
open. Then the barn was raised bodily from
its foundation, and the boy sprang out from
under it. Though the building was shatter-
ed and fragments went fyingl all about, he
was unhnrt. A large gum tree standing be-
side the Office was blown down and fell on
the roof, crushing it IT. A small stable, near
the barn. wherein was kept jackass, was
shattered, and the roof fell on the ASS back.
The little animal stood up nnder it like an
Atlas until he was released, unhurt. The
horses in the stable also escaped without in
Jury, and the colt was not seriously hurt.
The lumber in the mill-yard was scattered
from Dan to Beersheeba. The dwelling
house, near by, was not injured, being hap
PLY out of the reach of the storm. Jim
Barger says the wind leveled his fences, and
after the storm was over he found his cattle
transferred from the meadow to an adjacent
wheat-feld. II they were blown there it
didn't discompose them, for they browsed
the tender wheat as though cyclones meyer
strayed from Kansas.
The Ironton Public Schools closed last
Friday afternoon and the one hundred and
over pupils thereof are now anticipating
and enjoying the pleasures and sports that
invariably attend vacation. The closing
exercises of the Primary Department were
had on Thursday afternoon and those OF
the intermediate Department on Friday.
Quite number of fond mothers were in
attendance on both occasions to witness and
applaud the efforts Of the young hopefuls
and little misses, all Of whom got through
their respective parts exceedingly well, and
in a manner that spoke volumes for them
selves and their preeeptors. The Principals
room decided to take an excursion, rather
than have an exhibition, and to this purpose
a couple of hacks were procured on Friday
afternoon and visit was made to the Granite
Ouarries and Iron Mountain mines and lake.
The party returned home about eight O'Clock,
and all reported jolly and delightful trip.
The term of school Just closed has proven
one of the most successful ever held in our
city, is the universal and prevailing opinion,
and the School Board will, no doubt bear
the aforesaid statement In mind when the
question of selecting teachers for the en-
suing year comes before their meeting in
June. Miss Markham's qualifications as a
primary teacher are too well known to need
recounting, as no amount Of eulogy by us
of this lady could place her higher in the
esteem of the people of the Ironton School
District. This was Miss Sloan's first year
in the Ironton schools and she has demon
strated her ability to successfully preside
over the intermediate department. But to
Prof. Vance, the Principal, We would give
especial praise. for the highly satisfactory
manner in which he has discharged his
succeeded admirably in every respect and
closed his school enjoying the full confidence
and respect of both pupils and parents.
This district has not always been SO fortu-
nate in its selections, and il no changes are
made no risks will be taken. The forego-
ing remaks are not made with the desire
or intention to dictate, but rather because,
as previously stated, we believe they echo
the sentiments of the patrons of the school,
and for the reason that honor is but therein
given to those to whom honor is due.
Last Monday morning about 11:3O O'Clock,
the residents of the central portion Of Pilot
Knob were startled by pistol shot, which
emanated from the building on second street
occupied by Chas. Wilkeson and Geo. Spitz-
miller as residences. Immediately after,
and almost simultaneous with the report Of
the fire-arm, some little children rushed
down the street screaming, "Mr. Wilkeson
to the premises, and forcing an. entrace into
the room which was pointed out as the one
wherein the catastrophe had been committed
found wilkeson lying on the floor in pool
of blood, which was streaming from two
holes in his head. The weapon of destruc-
ton, q 3s-calibre revolver, lay beside its VIC
tim. A physician was on the scene at once
and pronounced the wound fatal, and within
ten minutes life was extinct and the soul OF
Chas. wilKeson was before the judgment
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